I Love

I’m writing this more so for myself; for when I’m knee deep in nursing student responsibilities, I’ve only eaten a piece of bread with peanut butter + downed my weight in coffee and I need to come back to a place I can’t live without.

……..I love the gentle sound of palm trees swaying in the wind.

I love the cool, crisp mornings where I can just sit on my balcony and slowly drink my cafe.

I love that everywhere I look, there is majestic beauty — a world colored with green and blue.

I love the way it storms so powerfully here, the loud rumbling of the thunder.

I love listening to the crack of lightning far off in the distance.

I love to hear the tolling of the bells.

I love the way my family loves each other — no grudges, and so much support.

I love to lay on my cousins’ beds and realize how much I love these human beings (and catch up on all that good chisme)

I love the welcoming and familiar taste of a cuba. The way it tastes like home to me.

I hate feeling so helpless at the fact that time goes by so fast. I just want it to stop. To slow down. Wasn’t it just Sunday!?

Knowing that my life is gonna be completely different in a year makes my chest feel a little heavy. I’m so used to unwinding in San Jo, to all it’s charms and the way it’s such a big part of me. How am I gonna make it without spending all my summers here?

I just want to internalize everything, soak it all up, breathe it all in. This is my safe haven. Y es la puritita verdad…como México no hay dos.